Prevalence of Hamstring Tightness Due to Prolonged Sitting Among Administrative Staff of Government College University, Faisal Hospital and Commissioner Ofce Faisalabad

Abstract

Hamstring muscle (HMS) tightness is known as the impotence of full knee extension while the hip is flexed which creates discomfort or pain along hip to knee in posterior compartment of thigh. The aim of this study is to evaluate thep r e v a l e n c e o f H M S t i g h t n e s s a m o n g administrative staff due to prolonged sitting.
 Objective: To evaluate the HMS tightness due to prolonged sitting among administrative staff.
 Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among 274 participants from administrative staff of Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF), Faisal Hospital and Commissioner Office Faisalabad (Fsd). To measure the poplitealangle, Active Knee Extension Test (AKE) was performed. Data analysis was done by using SPSS version 17.
 Results: This study showed that out of 274 participants 152 subjects showed hamstring tightness with prevalence of 55.5%. As the age advances, the HMS tightness also increases.
 Conclusions: The present study shows that almost more than half participants from administrative staff of GCUF, Faisal Hospital and Commissioner Office Fsd have HMS tightness.